February 21, 2012
Alaska has some of the most troubling statistics regarding child welfare in the union. Alaskan youth are facing domestic violence and abuse, teen pregnancy, substance use, […]
February 16, 2012
Last week we sent our Executive Director, Marylee Bates, to the The National Alliance to End Homelessness’ conference on Youth and Family Homelessness. We learned a […]
January 30, 2012
If you missed us at Los Amigos on Thursday night, please check out the video on YouTube. Sarah, Fairbanks Youth Advocates AmericorpsVISTA volunteer, speaks about FYA […]
January 25, 2012
Tomorrow, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, at Los Amigos in Fairbanks, I will be talking about Fairbanks Youth Advocates and what we’re up to. I hope you’ll […]
January 18, 2012
Fairbanks has a problem. In any given year there are between four and six hundred runaway and homeless youth in Fairbanks. They are left with few […]
January 1, 2012
Happy New Year! As we look towards the New Year, we are eager. We are excited. 2012 will see the realization of the dreams and plans […]
December 20, 2011
It is one thing to know the statistics – half of runaway & homeless teens come from abusive homes and at least a third have experienced […]
December 13, 2011
Today, The National Center on Family Homelessness released the results of its annual study. It tallied 1.6 million homeless kids in the United States. 1.6 million. […]
October 27, 2011
The Candle Light Vigil in downtown Fairbanks commemorated Homeless Youth Awareness Month, and was well attended by the community. Thanks to everyone who attended and showed […]